Homestead Meadows South vs Sparks

A side-by-side comparison of Homestead Meadows South and Sparks: population, income, housing, and more.

Homestead Meadows South and Sparks are places in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Homestead Meadows South has the higher population (7,687 vs 4,936 in Sparks). Homestead Meadows South has the higher median household income ($60,571 vs $31,932 in Sparks). Homestead Meadows South has the higher median home value ($135,100 vs $101,800 in Sparks).

Population, income & housing

	Homestead Meadows South	Sparks
Population	7,687	4,936
Median age	29.9 yrs	25.1 yrs
Median household income	$60,571	$31,932
Median home value	$135,100	$101,800
Median gross rent	$762	$1,125
Housing units	2,041	1,329
Homeownership rate	78.0%	72.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.8%	7.1%
Unemployment rate	12.8%	10.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Homestead Meadows South	Sparks
Population	7,089 → 7,687 (+8.4%)	4,104 → 4,936 (+20.3%)
Median household income	$38,641 → $60,571 (+56.8%)	$30,151 → $31,932 (+5.9%)
Median home value	$70,300 → $135,100 (+92.2%)	$61,700 → $101,800 (+65.0%)
Median gross rent	$659 → $762 (+15.6%)	$691 → $1,125 (+62.8%)

Homestead Meadows South

Population

7,0897,687

Median household income

$38,641$60,571

Median home value

$70,300$135,100

Median gross rent

$659$762

Sparks

Population

4,1044,936

Median household income

$30,151$31,932

Median home value

$61,700$101,800

Median gross rent

$691$1,125

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Homestead Meadows South	Sparks
Under 5	10.4%	6.0%
5 to 17	24.9%	32.1%
18 to 24	6.3%	11.4%
25 to 34	17.3%	9.0%
35 to 44	11.1%	11.0%
45 to 54	9.6%	15.7%
55 to 64	10.0%	9.3%
65 to 74	6.9%	3.0%
75 and over	3.4%	2.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Homestead Meadows South	Sparks
White (non-Hispanic)	1.2%	1.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	98.4%	98.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Homestead Meadows South	Sparks
No high school diploma	31.4%	34.1%
High school graduate	23.2%	21.3%
Some college or associate's	31.6%	37.5%
Bachelor's degree	11.6%	6.3%
Graduate or professional degree	2.2%	0.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Homestead Meadows South	Sparks
Drove alone	86.4%	88.7%
Carpooled	5.4%	4.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.4%	3.9%
Other means	2.4%	2.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Homestead Meadows South	Sparks
1-unit, detached	59.4%	63.5%
1-unit, attached	7.7%	2.3%
2 to 4 units	3.4%	3.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.0%
Mobile home & other	29.5%	27.4%

Poverty & households

	Homestead Meadows South	Sparks
Poverty rate	16.2%	54.1%
Average household size	3.91	4.08
Mean commute (minutes)	31	24
Median year structure built	1996	1998